It repeats itself just like Groundhog Day

Our quest to bring a certain rhythm into our life and to consequently help our junior getting more accustomed to the world seems to be bearing fruits. While Markus was travelling to London last week grandma Heidi spent most of her half-term holidays with us and thus supported to maintain certain rituals every day.

"HA! I have so much fun during the day!"

Jakob’s day starts between 0530 and 0600 with a fresh diaper and a changeover from pyjamas to “normal” clothes followed by 45 minutes playing while we can have a first coffee. When we get changed and ready in the bathroom our junior is either spending time in his cot (these days manly standing) or in his rocker. By 0830/0900 the little one is tired again and he is being wrapped in layers of warm clothes, put in the pushchair and off we go for a walk. Jakob usually falls asleep within minutes and usually sleeps peacefully for a few hours. Once awake its playing time again followed by lunch – carrots, potatoes or corn with beef – and something to drink. With the new energy the activity level increases in the early afternoon until its time for yet another walk and some more sleep in the buggy-seat. The afternoon usually is dragging and by the time Markus returns home from work Jakob tends to be tired, but once Markus enters the flat, the junior seems to get another boost and is frolicking for good 30 minutes followed by dinner, washing, sometimes taking a hot bath and changeover to the PJ before going to bed between 1930 and 2000.

"There is so much to do, that I dont even know where to start!"

Not only that the daytime is pretty well organized for Jakob, he is also a very well-behaved boy who is far less demanding than he used to be earlier in his life. The only remaining “problem-zone” is the night, as Jakob wakes up fairly often during the night – the first time usually 45 minutes after being put to bed – and prefers to sleep on top of his mum rather than his bed. As we are pretty sure that also that is “only a phase” we are pretty sure that sooner or later we will also get some good rhythm into Jakob’s nightlife so all three of us have more energy the following morning.

Jakob, Kerstin & Markus